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1913-14 Wadi Sarga

Type of fieldwork: 
Excavation
Director: 
Campbell Thompson [1]
Participants: 
F. A. Richards [2]
Season summary: 

The excavator was interested in the rubbish piles from the caves which had been occupied by a Coptic community. It seems a Late Egyptian and a Coptic cemetery was partially explored, as well as a section of densely packed houses. 

Artefacts recovered include: Coptic ostraca, faience sherds, ceramics, stone vessels, glass, leather items, basketwork, papyri, and vellum.  

Relevant publications: 

Thompson, Campbell 1914. Byzantine Research Fund: excavations at Wadi Sarga. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 1.3, 187-188.

Site guide: 
Wadi Sarga [3]
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Source URL: https://egyptartefacts.griffith.ox.ac.uk/excavations/1913-14-wadi-sarga

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[1] https://egyptartefacts.griffith.ox.ac.uk/people/campbell-thompson
[2] https://egyptartefacts.griffith.ox.ac.uk/people/f-richards
[3] https://egyptartefacts.griffith.ox.ac.uk/node/1183